Recent Obituaries

Jan 12, 2021

AIKEN, SC – Steve Allen Whitley, 60, of Aiken, passed away January 12, 2021 after a brief illness.

Born March 16, 1960 in Munich, Germany, he was the son of Hildegard Engelhardt Whitley and the late Billy Joe Whitley.

He was born in Germany and moved all over with his family while his dad was...

Jan 12, 2021

James Milo Miller, 82, of Gilbert, passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2021. A private graveside service will be held at Pond Branch United Methodist Church Cemetery with Rev. Drew Martin officiating. Mr. Miller was born in Gilbert, SC, a son of the late Nathan and Ursula Smith Miller. He was married to the late Virginia Ballington Miller. Mr. Miller was...

Jan 12, 2021

Sandra Lewis Lowman, 73, passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2021. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, January 15th, at Pond Branch United Methodist Church Cemetery with Rev. Lisa Isenhower officiating. Mrs. Lowman was born in Batesburg, SC, a daughter of the late Hoyt and Rosalyn Taylor Lewis. Mrs. Lowman was a Batesburg-Leesville High School Graduate. She...

Jan 12, 2021

Darrell Marion Whittle, 60, of Saluda, SC passed away January 12, 2021. A native of Saluda, he was a son of Christine Maffett Whittle and the late Floyd Tracy “Jack” Whittle, Jr. Mr. Whittle was loved by many and will be missed by his family, friends, and church family. He was the owner of Double D Brush and Grass and...

Jan 10, 2021

Broadus Stanmore Johnson, Jr, 86, passed away Sunday, January 10th, 2021. A graveside service will be held at 2:30 P.M. Friday, January 15th, at Ridge Spring Cemetery with Rev. Bobby Jackson and Rev. John Chambers officiating. Due to COVID-19, masks and social distancing are encouraged. Active pallbearers will be Crys Lybrand, Don Johnson, Kevin Yon, Kyle Richards, Dray Wannamaker, and...

Jan 9, 2021

AIKEN, SC – Richard Kenneth Schreck, age 78, entered into rest January 9, 2021, at his residence.

Mr. Schreck was born January 10, 1942 in Jersey City, NJ to the late Charles E. Schreck Sr. and Shirley Walsh Schreck. He proudly and with honor served his country in the US Marine Corps. After serving in the military,...

Jan 8, 2021

Lide Roy Gray, 86, of Leesville, passed away Friday, January 8th, 2021. A private family burial will be held. Mr. Gray was born in Columbia, SC, a son of the late Lee Roy Gray and Rose May Klinger. He was married to the late Joyce Long Gray for 57 years. He was a United Airforce Veteran and a member of...

Jan 6, 2021

Gary Neuberg, age 72, passed away at home on January 6, 2021. Gary was born in Los Angeles, California to Edward and Leona Neuberg. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather (PaPa Gary) and friend to many. Gary loved and treasured his family and friends, generously shared with everyone his sense of humor, kindness, willingness to help others and...

Jan 6, 2021

NEW ELLENTON, SC - Mr. James Winfield Cunningham, 95, of New Ellenton, passed away January 6, 2021.

Born August 18, 1925 in Brighton, TN, he was the son of the late James Polk Cunningham and Lula McDaniels Cunningham.

He was a businessman in New Ellenton for many years and remembered fondly by all he met....

Jan 6, 2021

Jeanette Temples Matthews Kyzer passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 6. She was born on May 16, 1933. Jeanette was the only daughter of Waymon Wesley and Julia Bedenbaugh Temples. Jeanette was predeceased by her parents, her husbands Walter Henry (Pete) Matthews and Floyd Kyzer, her son David Byron Matthews, as well as her brothers Waymon Jr., Albert, Lewis, and...

Jan 5, 2021

Mrs. Gloria Eileen King, age 73, passed peacefully at home on January 5th, 2021, in Aiken, South Carolina after a battle with lung cancer. She was born in Georgia on August 26, 1947, the eldest daughter of Dorothy and Marion Hatchell. Eileen graduated from Berkeley High School in Goose Creek, South Carolina, married her high school sweetheart, Gene Smith...

Jan 5, 2021

Ronald Dean Kelly, 72, of Leesville, passed away Tuesday, January 5th, 2021. A graveside service will be held at 1:30 P.M. Saturday, January 9th at Southland Memorial Gardens with Rev. Ross Smith officiating. Mr. Kelly was born in Montgomery, Alabama, a son of the late Porter Lamar Kelly and Mary Stephens Ayers. He was married to the late Nancy Asbill...

Jan 3, 2021

Freddie Jefferson Beck, Sr. 68, of Prosperity went home to the Happy Hunting Ground of our Lord on Sunday, 3rd of January, 2021. Mr. Beck was born in Edgefield county and was preceded in death by his father, Lonnie Beck; mother, Annie Myrtle Corley Beck; and brother, Lonnie Lavern Beck. Mr. Beck retired from Doolittle Logging after driving a log...

Dec 31, 2020

AIKEN, SC: - The Rev. Ernest Charles Hepner, Pastor Emeritus of Holy Trinity, Bedford Hts, 89, died Thursday, December 31, 2020, after having received the prayerful support and consolation of the Sacraments.

Ernest C. Hepner was born January 7, 1931, to the late Julius and Magda (Hartman). He was educated at Lafayette Elementary, St. Margaret Elementary, Benedictine...

Dec 31, 2020

Ruby Rosa Lee Miller Bedenbaugh Branham Mitchell, 76, of Batesburg, passed away Thursday, December 31, 2020. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday, January 4, 2021 at Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery conducted by Pastor Judd Hook. The family will greet friends after the service. Mrs. Mitchell was born in Leesville, SC daughter of the late Lever I...

Dec 30, 2020

Mrs. Nancy Reed of Aiken, SC passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at Anchor Rehabilitation Center of Aiken, where she resided since early March 2020 following a stroke on February 18, 2020.

Nancy was born in Lewiston, Maine, attended Lewiston parochial and public schools, attended and graduated from Saint Joseph’s College in Standish, Maine with a degree...

Dec 30, 2020

AIKEN, SC – Philip John Novotny, age 89, entered into rest Wednesday, December 30, 2020.

Mr. Novotny was born October 30, 1931 in Astoria, NY to the late William and Anna Novotny. He proudly served his country in the US Marine Corps during the Korean Conflict. He retired from IBM in 1992 after seventeen years of employment....

Dec 29, 2020

AIKEN, SC – Jimmie Lee Acton, age 89, entered into rest December 29, 2020.

Mrs. Acton was born August 12, 1931 in San Bernardino, CA to the late William Alton McArthur and Jimmie Lee Wood McArthur. Mrs. Acton was a hard worker and worked until she couldn’t work any longer. She was a supervisor with Modern Faucet....

Dec 29, 2020

Arthur J. Lewis, 79, of Batesburg, passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2020. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Mr. Lewis was born in Aynor, SC, a son of the late Arthur E and Sophie Lilly Lewis. He was married to the late Mary Caroline Lewis. Mr. Lewis served in the United States Navy for four years....

Dec 28, 2020

AIKEN, SC – Yvonne Dicey Hall Willimon, age 85, entered into rest Monday, December 28, 2020.

Mrs. Willimon was born July 11, 1935 to the late Hoyt and Exie Hall. She had lived back in Aiken since 2013, having previously lived in Six Mile, SC. Mrs. Willimon was a family woman and of the Baptist Faith. She...